Charities governing digital spend
For trustees and chief executives accountable for donated money spent on digital. The questions run from what to check before committing anything to how to run a tender the Charity Commission would recognise.
Working out whether there is a problem
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What should trustees check before committing charity money to digital?
- The charity digital spend checklist: questions to answer before you commit a pennyA plain checklist for trustees and charity leaders. The questions to answer before spending on a website, system or agency, so you spend once.
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Can a charity do digital well on a small budget?
- Digital on a charity budgetSix of the 55 businesses I audited were charities. Same digital problems as everyone else, fraction of the budget. Here's what works when free is the only option.
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Is digital a board matter or a staff one?
- Why accessibility is a governance issue, not a design extraPublishes 16 September 2026
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Are the reports we are shown telling us the truth?
- If your dashboard only carries good news, it is fictionPublishes 12 October 2026
Weighing it up
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Is our agency marking its own homework?
- Is your charity's agency marking its own homework?When an agency's monthly report is rosier than the real data. How charities can check the reports they're sent, and the questions to ask.
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What should the board ask before approving an AI project?
- What boards should ask before approving an AI projectSix questions a board can ask about an AI proposal without understanding the technology. None of them require a technical answer.
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Is accessibility a nice-to-have?
- Accessibility is not the polish, it is the productPublishes 13 October 2026
Deciding and buying
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How do we run a tender to Charity Commission standards?
- How to run a charity tech tender to Charity Commission standardsPublishes 1 October 2026
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Should we take the cheapest bid?
- The cheapest bid is the most expensive decision on the tablePublishes 21 September 2026
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